Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Herbie Hancock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004HYL7
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,405 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chameleon

2. Watermelon Man

3. I Thought It Was You

4. You Bet Your Love

5. Ready or Not

6. Stars in Your Eyes

7. Saturday Night

8. Satisfied With Love

9. Rockit

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hits? Yes. Best? No., July 16, 2000

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Alf Kremer (Denver CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits (Audio CD)

Herbie Hancock has put out some timeless music AND some major missteps and his time, and someone at Columbia decided to toss together a few of the former with a lot of the latter. "Chameleon" remains an amazing cornerstone in jazz/funk (and "Watermelon Man" isn't too far off), and "Rockit" reaches similar heights in combining jazz with hip-hop. In between, there's a lot of mediocre disco and pretty bad rock. Giving the world no fewer than three tracks from the horrendous MONSTER album (which thankfully is out of print in America) isn't the way to go about getting folks to like this collection. There WERE good tracks released during this time period ("Ready or Not" isn't bad, and I'll offer "Honey from the Jar", "Good Question", several LITE ME UP! offerings, and the intriguing pair-up with Adrian Belew, "Twilight Clone") but whoever was picking tracks for this collection wasn't paying much attention. If this music intrigues you, I heartily suggest trying either HEAD HUNTERS or FUTURE SHOCK first.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars effortless, October 12, 2003

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Mr OCMorris (cardiff) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits (Audio CD)

A major chill out album. Just sit in your room with some mates and put this on. It will lighten the mood, make you laugh and just get you to relax

4.0 out of 5 stars Herbie Hancock An Eclectic Treat, April 10, 2007

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Malcum Little - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Best of Herbie Hancock: The Hits (Audio CD)

While a jazz master at the core Herbie Hancock combines element of R&B, Rock & Pop music in a collection of fundamental jazz music pieces that are a delightful listen.